Editing Bruce Forsyth (section)

==Tributes and honours==
[[File:Sir Bruce Forsyth opening The Sir Bruce Forsyth Auditorium at Millfield Theatre on October 6th 2009 2014-08-10 12-29.jpg|thumb|Forsyth opening The Sir Bruce Forsyth Auditorium at the [[Millfield Theatre]], Enfield, in October 2009]]
Forsyth's showbiz awards include [[Variety Club]] Show Business Personality of the Year in 1975; ''[[TV Times]]'' Male TV Personality of the Year, in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978; and BBC TV Personality of the Year in 1991.<ref>[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/strictly-host-tess-daly-pays-11013148 "Strictly host Tess Daly pays tribute to legendary Sir Bruce Forsyth with heartfelt message"]. [[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]. 18 August 2017</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/dec/22/broadcasting.comment |title=Profile: Bruce Forsyth |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref>

On 7 June 1959 Forsyth was inducted into the elite entertainers' fraternity, the [[Grand Order of Water Rats]], Water Rat number 566.<ref>{{cite web|title=SIR BRUCE FORSYTH CBE Blue Collar Rat|url=http://www.gowr.co.uk/all-water-rats/v/216|website=Grand Order of Water Rats|access-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>

In 1987, a fan club was created – the Great Bruce Forsyth Social Club.<ref name="socialclub">{{cite web|url=http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/plymouth-mourns-sir-bruce-forsyth-after-his-death-aged-89/story-30487940-detail/story.html|title=Plymouth mourns Sir Bruce Forsyth after his death aged 89|date=18 August 2017|work=[[Plymouth Herald]]|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> They would later go on to assist Forsyth in singing his opening number, "It's Never Too Late", at his ''Audience With'' show.<ref name="socialclub"/> He repaid this favour by adding the society to his busy schedule in June 1997 and appeared at their 10th annual general meeting in [[Plymouth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sir-bruce-forsyth-fans-meeting-plymouth/story-29233112-detail/story.html|title=Hordes of people obsessed with Sir Bruce Forsyth are going to invade Plymouth|date=5 May 2016|work=[[Plymouth Herald]]|access-date=18 August 2017}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Forsyth was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the 1998 Birthday Honours,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=55155 |date=15 June 1998|page=11 |supp=y}}</ref> and [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=57855 |date=31 December 2005|page=7 |supp=y}}</ref>

On 27 February 2005, the BBC screened ''A [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] Tribute to Bruce Forsyth'' to mark the entertainer's 60 years in show business.<ref name="Bust"/> He had a bronze bust of himself unveiled at the [[London Palladium]] in May 2005. The sculpture was created by his son-in-law and is on display in the theatre's Cinderella Bar.<ref name="Bust">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/nice-to-see-you-bust-marks-bruce-forsyths-six-decades-in-showbiz-220432.html|title=Nice to see you: bust marks Bruce Forsyth's six decades in showbiz|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref>

In 2008, Forsyth received the [[BAFTA Fellowship]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7357516.stm|title=Brucie's big night at TV awards|last=Osborn|first=Michael|date=20 April 2008|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> In 2009, he was awarded the Theatre Performer's Award at the annual [[Carl Alan Awards]]. Hosted by the [[International Dance Teachers' Association]], the awards are voted for by the leading dance organisations in the United Kingdom and recognise those who have made an exceptional contribution to the world of dance and theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.idta.co.uk/Site2/PDFs/press_release_carl_alan_awards_2009_results.pdf|title= Results of the 2009 Carl-Alan Awards|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090327093041/http://www.idta.co.uk/Site2/PDFs/press_release_carl_alan_awards_2009_results.pdf|archive-date= 27 March 2009|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

Forsyth received a [[Royal Television Society]] Lifetime Achievement Award on 17 March 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.org.uk/programme-awards-winners-2008|title=Programme Awards Winners 2008|year=2009|publisher=Royal Television Society|access-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> On 26 January 2011 he received the [[National Television Awards#16th awards (2011)|National Television Awards]] special recognition award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltvawards.com/past-winners#y2011|title=Winners 2011|publisher=[[National Television Awards]]|date=26 January 2011|access-date=26 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114201058/http://www.nationaltvawards.com/past-winners#y2011|archive-date=14 November 2010}}</ref>

Forsyth was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[2011 Birthday Honours]] for services to entertainment and charity.<ref name=":0">{{London Gazette|issue=59808|date=11 June 2011|page=1 |supp=y}}</ref> This followed a years-long public campaign to award him a knighthood. His investiture, by the [[Elizabeth II|Queen]], took place on 12 October 2011 and he became Sir Bruce Forsyth CBE.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15270608|title=Sir Bruce Forsyth collects knighthood from the Queen|date=12 October 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 October 2011}}</ref>

In July 2012, Forsyth was given the honour of carrying the Olympic flame through London, as it finally reached the city on the penultimate day of the [[London 2012]] Torch Relay.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19004771|title=Olympic torch: BBC greets flame and Sir Bruce Forsyth|last=Hirst|first=Michael|date=26 July 2012|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=3 December 2012}}</ref>

Forsyth earned a place in the 2013 ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' as the male TV entertainer having had the longest career, calling it a "wonderful surprise".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19516385|title=Sir Bruce Forsyth becomes record breaker|publisher=BBC|date=7 September 2012|access-date=7 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/sir-bruce-forsyth-acknowledged-for-long-career-with-guinness-world-record-8116723.html|title= Sir Bruce Forsyth acknowledged for long career with Guinness World Record
|access-date=7 September 2012 | location=London|work=The Independent|date=7 September 2012}}</ref> He also appeared at the 2013 [[Glastonbury Festival]] on the Avalon stage, becoming the oldest performer to ever play at the festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/jun/30/bruce-forsyth-glastonbury-2013-review|title=Bruce Forsyth at Glastonbury 2013 – review|first=Paul|last=MacInnes|date=30 June 2013|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> In 2018 the NTAs honoured the memory of Sir Bruce by naming an NTA award after him.